Soy Industry Promotes Health Myths to Sell More Soy Products

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Soy Industry Promotes Health Myths to

Sell More Soy Products, Says

Authorby David Gutierrez

 

(NaturalNews) Author Kaayla T. Daniel is challenging what she calls the

myth that soy prevents breast cancer. " The truth is that soy protein

contains dangerous levels of plant estrogens. Although not identical to

human estrogens, these have been proven to increase breast cell

proliferation, a widely accepted marker of breast cancer risk. " said

Daniel, author of " The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's

Favorite Health Food. "

" The soy industry consistently plays down the evidence that soy can

promote breast

cancer, " Daniel said. " It is even using Breast Cancer

Awareness Month as an excuse to push its products on unsuspecting

women. "

Daniel disputes the idea that soy is responsible for lower breast

cancer rates

among those who consume traditional Asian diets. She cites a recent study

in the journal " Cancer Causes and Control, " which found that

Asians who ate more soy did not have lower

cancer rates than

Asians who ate less.

" The soy industry ... heavily promotes the myth that Asians have

lower rates of breast cancer because of soy consumption, " Daniel

said. " In fact, Asians eat soy in very small quantities, as a

condiment in the diet and not as a staple food. What's more, they eat

old-fashioned, whole soybean products such as miso, tempeh, natto and

tofu, not the new heavily processed products marketed by the soy industry

such as soy milk, veggie burgers and 'energy bars.' "

Government officials in Israel and France have concluded that high soy

consumption may indeed pose a breast

cancer risk.

Israeli Health Ministry guidelines recommend that women " exercise

caution " in soy consumption, and the French Food Agency has decided

to require soy

products to contain warning labels.

" The risks are well established, " Daniel said. " Soy is

clearly not the answer for breast cancer prevention. The evidence is

mounting that soy may even be part of the

problem. "

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I love your posts Lynn - I read this book and several others

disclosing facts about soy and agree totally. Keep getting the

message out there!

Thanks, Cookie

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, Lynn Ward <lynnward

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> Soy Industry Promotes Health Myths to Sell More Soy Products, Says

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> by David Gutierrez

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> (NaturalNews) Author Kaayla T. Daniel is challenging what she calls

> the myth that soy prevents breast cancer. " The truth is that soy

> protein contains dangerous levels of plant estrogens. Although not

> identical to human estrogens, these have been proven to increase

> breast cell proliferation, a widely accepted marker of breast

cancer

> risk. " said Daniel, author of " The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side

of

> America's Favorite Health Food. "

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> Copied from: http://www.naturalnews.com/022882.html

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